Thursday, November 6, 2008

Accomplishment

For the record (and for Jack's grandmas who read this blog) this week has been a momentous one for Jack.

Not only has his slither-scoot-army crawl blossomed into a full fledged, if not somewhat awkward, hands-and-knees crawl, but he has a TOOTH!

I was picking him up from the Y's Childwatch and the sweet lady who was caring for him said, "And I see that he's getting a little tooth." I played it cool, "Oh yeah! He's growing so much!" But in my head I was thinking, "A Tooth!!! How did you see it before me?!" I've been faked out so many times by Jack's "teeth" that I almost didn't believe her. But sure enough, when I stick my finger in his mouth, I feel a tooth! Wow, this is a big week for the Aichele baby!

I wish my accomplishments racked up as quickly! My mind is pretty ambitious about what I want to do "some day" but it seems like it is going to be an awfully long wait for that day to arrive.

For example, I would really love to be a life coach, which will require some more schooling (read, heavy investment of time and money) but as of right now, it is ambiguous if/when that will ever happen. I love the idea of being a momprenuer (a new buzzword of the business world by the way) but am thwarted again by all the hurdles, perceived and actual, that impede that goal.

I would like to participate in a triathlon, have rockin' hair, go on What Not To Wear...

Okay, total side note...

Tomorrow is the day I am going to meet Clinton!

What am I going to wear?!

How am I going to get past the guards that will try

and keep me from entering

because I don't fit in the 14W-24W sizes?

Will therebe guards?

I hope so, that would be so exciting...

Anyhow, wouldn't you know it, just the day before

the big rendezvous, my skin is misbehaving!

Bad skin!

Months and months of a radiant, blemish-free complexion

and suddenly I'm spotted!

Oh well, life goes on.

I'll console myself with dreams of

what would happen if I were to win

the drawing for a $500 shopping spree...

*daydreamy smile*

And now back to the real stuff...

... invest in marriages, have the house that all the kids want to hang out at, travel the world, invest in my community, learn web design, plant a garden, live mindfully, challenge people to live more joyful lives, sell a painting... my list is long...

Many of these things feel like they will be on hold for a while. Some of them I've made excuses that keep me from starting. I wonder why I do that. Whatever the reason, I don't like that I do it. The paralyzed life is one that I do NOT want to live.

So this week I have been making strides toward accomplishing items on my list. I spent yesterday morning at MOPS, taking the first steps to meet other moms. I made a trip to the craft store and bought supplies to make Christmas presents. I've cleaned my house each night before I go to bed so I can wake up with a fresh start, I even went to Zumba at the gym to practiced groovin'.

I am satisfied with what I've done.

My greatest accomplishment today? Getting a seven month old and a four month old to take naps simultaneously (without one peep!) and during that time, taking a shower, doing the dishes and posting a blog. It may not be the finish line at a triathlon, but it is surely something worth celebrating!